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Quartz from
Switch Creek Mine, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Switch Creek Mine, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:590346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:590346:7
GUID (UUID V4):a24598b4-0122-40ad-bbd2-02b77281df91
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.8km (3.0 miles) Ketchem Dome Prospect, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) Top Dollar Occurrence, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CI080; near Mastodon Dome), Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) Wietchy Prospect Prospect, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) Table Mountain Prospect, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD045; near Ohio Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
56.5km (35.1 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD044; headwaters of North Fork of Salcha River), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
67.8km (42.1 miles) Teuchet Creek; TC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - BD041; headwaters of Rick's Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) Chena Hot Springs (yugawaralite locality), Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 This report concerns work done on behalf...RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 By Arthur E. Nelson, Walter S. West, and John...MINERAL POINT AREA 2 INDIAN GROUP PROSPECT 3 SILVER CREEK PROSPECT 4 ROCK CREEK PROSPECT 5 NABESNA...NABESNA MINE 6 ORANGE HILL 7 CHISANA DISTRICT (we fig. 2) 6 HOPE CREEK AREA (IM fig. 3) 9 MILLER...MILLER HOUSE-CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS AREA (»e fig. 4) 10 CHANDALAR MINING DISTRICT (we fig. 5) 11 GOLD BENCH
Report (volume)
OTIS SMITH, DIKECTOB 4:4:2 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1909 ...The mining industry in 1909, by Alfred H. Brooks........................... Page. 5 20 Alaska coal...Charles A. Davis................ 101 Mining in southeastern Alaska, by Adolph Knopf......................reconnaissance in southeastern Alaska, by John C. Hoyt. Mining in the Chitina district, by Fred H. Moffit............................... Mining and prospecting on Prince William Sound, in 1909, by U. S. Grant....
Report (issue)
OF THE NOBTHEKN KOYUKUK VALLEY, ALASKA BY ROBERT MARSHALL Mineral resources of Alaska, 1931 (Pages 247-256)...drainage in northern Koyukuk region__.____._ Page 252 RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTHERN KOYUKUK VALLEY By ROBERT...conducting investigations of the mineral resources of Alaska, about one half of the Territory has been surveyed...the headwater region of the Koyukuk River, the large tributary of the Yukon from the north that rises in...into the Arctic Ocean. Surveys of parts of the Koyukuk region have been made by the Geological Survey
Report (volume)
EORTYMILE, EAGLE, AND CIRCLE DISTRICTS ALASKA BY J. B. MERTIE, JR. Mineral resources of Alaska, 1936 (Pages...______._ Wade Creek area._________________________________________ Chicken Creek area...____________..._____________________________________ Franklin Creek area.______________________________________ Fortymile River...____________. Dome Creek area-_-----_____-_-_____-_-______-________.___ Eagle district.--_---_.-_--____...__ American Creek area.______________________________________ Fourth of July Creek area._______----_
Report (issue)
Development Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top: Ryan Lode Mine gold recovery plant and...investigates a silver prospect in the Chulitna mining district during a DGGS mapping project in July 1997...(left) and Jim Vohden (right) of the Alaska Division of Mining & Water Management, and Bronwen Wang of...zone on face in the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island west of Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Jan Nauman. GEOLOGY...ip nw si 9" K.H. Clautice + ee J.L. Nauman Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological
Report (volume)
GOLD PLACERS OF THE CIRCLE DISTRICT, ALASKA- Past, Present, and Future U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Hydraulic mining of North Fork of Harrison Creek, 1980. This was the last hydraulic mining operation...operation in the Circle district. Lower left Placer mining on Eagle Creek in July 1988. Right Panning for heavy...heavy minerals along Ketchem Creek. CORRECTION FOR GPO JACKET (FY91) 585-040 (PRINT ORDER 30035) U.S...pattern used within the map area for unit TKg. Gold Placers of the Circle District, AlaskaPast, Present,
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developed, the deposit will be mined by underground mining methods. The deposit is part of lands owned by...later than the enclosing rocks) textures in the quartz-sulfide stockwork of the Johnson River deposit...placer gold mine operations on the Eureka and Mary's bench depositsin the Koyukuk-Nolan district of northern...northern Alaska. The center nugget weighs 41.35 ounces (1,286 grams) and is unofficially the tenth largest...by Tom Bundtzen) Top right: The Valdez Creek placer gold mine, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Cantwell
Report (volume)
Placer Deposits of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374 An inventory of the...the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...and method of presentation __ Definitions _-____ Alaska Peninsula region Aleutian Islands region ________...Anchorage district _ Redoubt district ___-_ _ Valdez Creek district __ _ Willow Creek district Yentna district...district _____________ _ ____ __________ _____ Copper River region __ _ _ _ Chistochina district Nelchina
Report (issue)
QUADRANGLE. By L. M. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT. The area included in the Geological Survey's map of the Fair­...64. The Fairbanks gold-placer district is in the eastern part of this area. During the season of 1908 a...Fairbanks district and during 1909 geologic investigations were carried north of the Fairbanks district and...portion of the quad­ rangle, including the Fairbanks district and extensive areas to the north and west, is...presence of the Fairbanks district in the south­ eastern part of the area covered by this sketch map
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1914. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS. This...resources during 1914 and of the status of the mining industry in the Territory. It is the eleventh of...particular district are therefore urged to procure a copy of the complete report on that district as soon...statistical data is impaired by the fact that some of the mine operators, notably the placer miners, fail to report...production of many of the districts or to summarize the mining development. There are now nearly 450 operators
Report (issue)
NOTES ON MINING IN SEWARD PENINSULA. By PHILIP S. SMITH. INTRODUCTION. No party from the Geological...During that time he obtained some notes on the mining industry, and these, supplemented by reports in...the amount of winter mining; second, a general decrease in the number of mining operations except dredging;...development of the ancient beaches at Nome winter mining was important, for labor was cheap, the physical...sluicing in the summer) and consequently this form of mining has decreased. It is estimated that the winter
Report (issue)
MINING IN THE CIRCLE DISTRICT By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION The term " Circle district," as now...gold-bearing streams that drain directly into the Yukon River. The latter creeks, however, have not been...Creeks, or what was formerly known as the Birch Creek district. During the summer of 1929 the writer was engaged...of the Circle district and terminated his field work at Circle. As no report on this district had been...opportunity was utilized for making an examination of the mining properties then in operation. This report is therefore
Report (issue)
production and reserve grades source, fineness, mining methods, other economic commodities and general...is useful for analyzing the roles genetics and mining method have on placer grades and volumes. Deposits...varies from area to area. Individual workings are not included if deposit or district data are presented...gold production for the central Brooks Range, Alaska exceeded the total as reported by deposit. -2-...variety of methods and areas in Alaska, including sluice and drift mining. 5. Some volumes were estimated
Report (issue)
INTRODUCTION. The area here called the Cosna-Nowitna region extends southward from Yukon and Tanana rivers...general way the 1 Hcrron, J. S., Explorations in Alaska, 1899: War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, No. 31... 1901. 211 212 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. Yukon-Kuskokwim divide. A pack train of seven...the Yukon and Kuskokwim were mapped. Geologic mapping was extended over practically the same area. The...the eastern part. Still farther east, beyond the area surveyed, several small isolated ranges and hills
Report (issue)
Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top left: From late 199] to 1993 Cambior Alaska Inc. constructed...Phase one channeled the stream around the open-pit mine operations. During the stream diversion the company...flow, and fish populations. When the mine closed, Valdez Creek was diverted back to its original location...excavation work on Pit A-8 of Valdez Creek gold mine operated by Cambior Alaska Inc. as it appeared in early...early August 1994. From 1984 to 1995 Cambior Alaska and previous operators produced 459,162 ounces (14,279
Report (volume)
. A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CIRCLE QUADRANGLE, ALASKA BY L. M. PRINDLE CONTENTS. Page....Geography of the Yukon-Tanana region..................................... Geography of the Circle quadrangle...Geology of the Yukon-Tanana region........................................ Geology of Circle quadrangle............................................ Birch Creek schist............................................33 34 34 34 35 36 36 4 CONTENTS. Geology of Circle quadrangle Continued. Igneous rocks, by J. B. Mertie
Report (issue)
Department of the Interior - U.S. Geological Survey Circle quadrangle JH Descriptions of the mineral occurrences...mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. W ' - - V V^ ' VL 1 PI Cl°«5 C»35 ....i-S , -SSK .S' //^.v, S"'--«^ Creek , (3033 .C.049 CM19 C"55 | I i 3 sjL O ...of mineral occurrences in the Circle 1 :250, 000-scale quadrangle, Alaska C/) c/} cd . i |_ _ Q cd...455-5159 Alaska <^ \ ^ »\ . £ ^jpjL^ , . °%^^^% ^^....^^ Location of map area in Alaska /^^^^^^\
Report (issue)
INTRODUCTION This report lists the streamflow stations in Alaska for which records have been or are to be published...Geological Survey. Basic data on surface-water supply of Alaska have been published in bulletins or water-supply...beginning in 1961, the Alaska district issues annually a report streamflow records for Alaska. WSP 1640 1720...station in this part is 15258000. DRAINAGE AREA The drainage area, in square miles, is the latest figure...there are no low-flow partial-re-::ord stations in Alaska. A date followed by only a dash shows that the
Report (issue)
SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-1680 This report...SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA (To accompany Open-file Map 77-168D) By G. Donald...accompanying map have been prepared under the Regional Alaska Mineral Resource Appraisal Program (RAMRAP) to...nonmetal1iferous deposits, both lode and placer, in central Alaska. Specifically excluded are the fossil fuels (petroleum...government and private sectors, discussions with mine operators, and the firsthand knowledge of the authors
Report (volume)
FINENESS OF GOLD FROM ALASKA PLACERS BY PHILIP S. SMITH Mineral resources of Alaska, 1937 (Pages 147-272)...__-_____Metals other than gold in bullion from Alaska placers________ Descriptions of regions in relation...placer gold Southeastern Alaska region__________________________ Juneau district ____________________ Porcupine...Slate Creek area__________________________ Middle Fork area___________________________ Rainy Creek area___...district_________________________________ Nelchimi district ______________________________ Cook Inlet-Snsitna
Report (issue)
SURVEY Mineral Resource Assessment of the Circle Quadrangle, Alaska W. D. Menzie1 , H. L. Foster1 , R. B....models of deposit types which may occur within the Circle quadrangle.......................................captions Page Figure 1. Kap showing parts of the Circle quadrangle.....................4 Figure 2. Grade/tonnage...prospects, Circle quadrangle, Alaska........38 2. Lode prospects and occurrences, Circle quadrangle...quadrangle, Alaska....62 m Mineral Resource Assessment of the Circle Quadrangle, Alaska by W. D. Menzie., H
Report (volume)
separate publication ) (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1936, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1938)...--------------------_1 (B) 'The Valdez Creek mining district in 1936, by Ralph Tuck (published in March...109 (C) Gold placers of the Fortymile, Eagle, and Circle districts, by J. B. Mertie, Jr. (published in August...publications on Alaska. _ _ _ _ _ On back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...and maps of Alaska.___________________________ In pocket 2. Sketch map of Fortymile district, showing location
Report (volume)
Mcndenhall, Director Bulletin 926 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1939 PAPERS...industry of Alaska in 1939, by Philip S. Smith_____ .._._. (B) Geology of the Gerstle River district, Alaska...molybdenum minerals in Alaska, by Philip S. Smith.._ (D) Geology of the Portage Pass area, Alaska, by F. F. Barnes...107 161 211 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE Page 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas covered by selected available reports...Topographic reconnaissance map of the Gerstle River district, Alaska _ _______________ _____l_______-_-__________
Report (issue)
TATONDUK-NATION DISTRICT, ALASKA By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. ABSTRACT The Tatonduk-Nation district occupies a triangular...triangular area of about 600 square miles that forms the southern end of the Yukon-Porcupine region,...eastcentral Alaska. The Yukon River, which runs N. 60° W. along the south side of this district, delimits...delimits the Yukon-Porcupine region on the north from the YukonTanana region to the south. The Yukon-Tanana...Yukon-Tanana region contains numerous towns and mining camps and in earlier years has been completely covered by
Report (issue)
Director. Bulletin 868 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1934 BY...separate publication] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1934, by P. S. Smith (published Jan. 25, 1936)_______...3. 4. Topographic map of Kodiak and vicinity, Alaska. ___________ Geologic map of Kodiak and vicini...upper Ugak Bay_ _______________________ 7. Kodiak, Alaska, in August 1912, several months after the explosion...sketch map of the Kaiyuh Hills and part of the Ruby district- ______________________________________________
 
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